CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A GODDESS
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
6 ¼ in. (15.8 cm.) high

Provenance

with Il Silenus di Via Margutta, Rome.
Artemis A.W. Joukowsky (1930-2020) and Dr. Martha Sharp Joukowsky (1936-2022), Providence, RI, acquired from the above, 1970; thence by descent to the current owners.

Exhibited

Providence, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Ancient Art from Rhode Island Collections, 9 September-30 October 1983.
Providence, List Art Center, Brown University, Love for Antiquity: Selections from the Joukowsky Collection, 12 October-8 November 1985.

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Lot Essay

The goddess has wavy, center-parted hair, pulled back over the tops of her ears, bound in a broad fillet, and tied in a top-knot, with her chignon enclosed in a beaded kekryphalos. As many goddesses could wear their hair in this fashion, and in the absence of any further attributes, it is not possible to identify which goddess is depicted.

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